Ubuntu
compiz package

compiz cube only has one desktop enabled by default

Bug #99650 reported by Daniel Derozier on 2007-04-01

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #89786: Desktop-effect does not enable cube. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	compiz (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: compiz

The cube effect on compiz on my default feisty beta install didn't work. A little poking around (= me installing gnome-compiz-manager) showed that the cube effect had only one desktop enabled.

This can't possibly be the default behavior for compiz...and besides, there's no easy way for the user to fix it unless gnome-compiz-manager is installed. Is there a good reason why the system doesn't come with gnome-compiz-manager by default?

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 1 00:38:20 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux danslap 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sun Mar 25 00:21:25 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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MVB (michael-vb) wrote on 2007-04-04:

Same here. I think gnome-compiz-manager should be default. This would also give the user some more options.

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delle (delle) wrote on 2007-04-09:

in my case the cube first worked, but after swithching back and forth between "desktop effects" it decided to display only one side of the cube.
works fine with the the compiz manager

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Sean Hodges (seanhodges) wrote on 2007-05-15:

The cube not working issue is a bug that has been reported a number of times:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/desktop-effects/+bug/82957
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/111058
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/desktop-effects/+bug/82957
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/113844
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/desktop-effects/+bug/102309

A workaround that doesn't involve installing gnome-compiz-manager can be found in this comment (although the manager is perfectly valid as well):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/desktop-effects/+bug/82957/comments/17

There are a number of reasons the gnome manager is not available by default, most of which are regarding the fact users can really screw up their set-up with the advanced features available on it. The manager is great, but not suitable for novice users. It is assumed that users who want this sort of thing are able to install it themselves without difficulty.